NHK News Explains What Japanese Web Jargon “JS” Means

Japan’s public TV channel NHK explained at its morning news what “JS” on the online forum means. NHK introduced this “JS” [J] as a new trend word listed by International Tokyo Toy Show 2012, which means “today’s elementary school girls who are fashion-conscious”, where “JS” comes from “Joshi Shogakusei”(elementary school girls). Actually the word “JS”… Continue reading NHK News Explains What Japanese Web Jargon “JS” Means

Android Apps For Starbucks-phobia To Practice How To Order Coffee

In Japan, Starbucks Coffee, Subway Sandwich and Ramen Jiro are the shops which make many first visitors feel scared by their mystic words to order. Custaba is a Japanese Android app on which you can simulate coffee ordering at Starbucks. The generated order in the screenshot above is “Tall vanilla two-percent caramel source dark Mocha… Continue reading Android Apps For Starbucks-phobia To Practice How To Order Coffee